PEERS poised to inflict damage to the Government’s Brexit plans today triggered fury as it emerged many of them are in line for a £10MILLION EU pensions payout.

More than 20 peers who worked in Brussels, including the fiercely pro-Europe Lord Mandelson and Lord Kinnock have built up lavish EU pensions – worth £35,000-a-year in Mandelson’s case.

The entire EU pension-pot to being trousered by the fortunate peers – one of which only put in two years work before quitting on a handsome pension – amounts to more than £10 MILLION according to the Change Britain pressure group.

Now, as the House of Lords prepares to have its say on Britain’s split from Europe, critics are asking how those on the pension payroll of the EU can have an unbiased view on Brexit.

Indeed many, like Lord Mandelson, have been very high profile in their support of the EU and their ambition to derail, or at least re-structure, Brexit.

Last night he asked his fellow peers not to ‘throw in the towel’ on Brexit despite the clear Commons vote in favour of the Bill allowing Theresa May to trigger Article 50 – the formal mechanism for leaving the EU.

The former Cabinet minister suggested that he hoped the Lords would inflict a series of defeats on the Government as the Bill passes through the Upper House.

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Lord Mandelson and Lord Kinnock are among 20 peers still on the EU's bankroll

Former Prime Minister, Tony Blair and President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker have always shared a friendly relationship over the years.

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker (L) greets Former British prime minister Tony Blair upon his arrival for a meeting at the European Commission in Brussels

Former Brussels bigwigs enjoy tens of thousands of pounds even after leaving their posts – yet they are under no strict obligation to reveal their EU payments to the Lords.

Former vice president of the European Commission Lord Kinnock – who labelled Brexit “appalling” – receives around £90,000-a-year, while Lord Mandelson will receive around £35,000-a-year, the Daily Telegraph reported.

Ex-EU Commissioners who served before May 1 2004 are entitled to a pension worth 4.5 per cent of the salary they earned during their last year working for the sprawling European superstate.

Change Britain, founded by Michael Gove, has started a campaign which to make Britons email peers receiving EU pensions disclose the money received from Europe.

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The Brexit Bill is expected to go before the Lords this week

The post reads: “I understand that you may have income or a pension from the European Union due to your work there in the past on behalf of the UK,” the note reads.

“Will you therefore also commit to declare any financial interest before you speak in the debates on the passage of the Article 50 legislation through the House of Lords?”

Europhiles labelled the concerns as “cheap, petty politics” and said former MEPs and Commissioners are free to speak their mind.

More than 190 Lords are due to speak – with Theresa May braced for changes to the original Brexit Bill as the Tories do not have a majority in the Upper Chamber.